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Composer of the Week William Walton (1902-1983) Episodes

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  1. Reputation Restored?

    5/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Walton's final years, a period of ease and prosperity for him.

  2. A Post-War Fight

    4/5 How Walton struggled to prove his place as Britain's pre-eminent composer post-WWII.

  3. Music for the Masses

    3/5 Donald Macleod explains how Walton served the nation during World War II.

  4. His Crowning Decade

    2/5 Walton's greatest period: capped by a commission for the coronation of King George VI.

  5. Luck and the London Set

    1/5 William Walton's journey from modest roots to being at the heart of the 1920s London set.